David Calvin Pauley
May 22, 2021
David C. Pauley, 74, of Reading, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 22, 2021. In June he would have celebrated his 45th anniversary with his wife, Deborah E. (Moser) Pauley.
Born in Reading to the late Edward F. Pauley and AnnaMae (Zimmerly) Pauley Bricker, David graduated in 1964 from Reading High School. As a senior participating in the co-op program, he started...
Janet K. Holmes
May 22, 2021
Janet K. Holmes, 75, passed away on May 22, 2021, in her Ephrata residence.
She was the loving wife of W. Michael Holmes; they were married on May 4, 1968, recently celebrating 53 years of marriage.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Wilburn H. and Anna K. (Gruber) Browning.
A graduate of Reading High School in 1963, Janet...
Mary M. Hoppes
May 22, 2021
Mary M. (Merkel) Hoppes, 74, of Centre Township, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital.
She was the loving wife of LeRoy M. Hoppes.
Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mildred (Strause) Merkel.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children: Darwin Hoppes, Emmaus, Arlan, husband of Sheila, Topton, Randy,...
Christine P. Shaeffer
May 22, 2021
Christine "Chris" P. Shaeffer, , passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2021, after a 3 1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer. Chris was the loving wife of Peter Shaeffer, with whom she shared a marriage of 32 years.
Born in Reading, Chris was a daughter of the late James and Rita (Magdalinos) Petrakes. She graduated from Wilson High School in...
Robert William Mcclatchie
May 21, 2021
Robert W. McClatchie Jr., 92, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, in the care of Reading Hospital after a long battle with his health. Born in Reading to the late Robert W. McClatchie Sr. and his wife, Florence (Gambler), Bob was the husband for 70 years of Dorothy (Hoy).
Many would remember Bob, or "Red," as he was known, from the...
Andres Agron Rodriguez
May 21, 2021
Andres Agron Rodriguez, 68, of Reading, passed away peacefully in his residence the evening of Friday, May 21, 2021. He was the loving husband of Evangelista Perez Ramos. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Andres was a son of the late Justo Agron and Valentine Rodriguez.
Andres was a hardworking man who held a true and deep love for his family. He...
Anna Mae Manzick
May 20, 2021
Anna Mae (Kabana) Manzick, 92, formerly of Windsor Township, passed away Thursday, May 20th, 2021, in Orwigsburg Center.
She was the beloved wife of John P. Manzick who died October 29th, 2018.
Born in Middleport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Blanche (Ganunis) Kabana.
Anna was a 1946 graduate of Blythe Township High School.
She was a member of St....
Charlene T Gottschall
May 19, 2021
On May 19th I lost the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend after a courageous battle with Primary Peritoneal Cancer. Charlene was 63.
Charlene was a 1975 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School. She was the daughter of Marian (Hoch) Bixler and the late Ken Bixler. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, William...
Rosemary Connelly
May 17, 2021
Rosemary (Colgan) Connelly, 63, of Caernarvon Township, passed away May 17, 2021, at the Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Thomas Andrew Connelly, died on January 22, 2019.
Born in Paoli, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Dolores (Deitrich) Colgan.
She was employed by STELL as a Human Resource Coordinator.
Rosemary was an active member of St. Benedicts Roman Catholic Church in Mohnton....
Gregg Scott Spencer
May 16, 2021
Gregg Scott Spencer, 57, passed from this earthly life to the arms of the Good Shepherd on May 16, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.
Gregg's heart and soul were poured into his tattoo artistry for over 37 years, the last five years spent operating After Midnite Design in West Reading.
Gregg is survived by his mother Patricia A. Spencer, his son Joshua M....
Phena L. Morganti
May 15, 2021
Phena L. (Churico) Morganti, 70, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away May 15, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital.
She was the loving wife of Luigi Morganti.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Neva (Parsons) Churico.
She was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School.
Phena was employed as an office secretary through several family owned businesses including Morganti Mushroom...
Brenda M Burkey
May 15, 2021
Brenda M. (Yelles) Burkey, 60, of Hamburg, passed away in her home on Saturday, May 15th, 2021 surrounded by family. She was the loving wife of the late David W. Burkey..
Born in Reading on October 13, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Thelma (Yoder) Yelles. Brenda was a nurse, paraeducator for the Hamburg School District for...
Earl Jonathan Reber
May 15, 2021
Earl Jonathan Reber, 83, passed away Saturday, May 15th, 2021, in The Laurels in Bonair, Richmond, VA.
He was the loving husband of the late Anna M. (Wagner) Reber, who passed away June 6th, 2014. He was an only child.
Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Earl William and Mabel (Blatt Phillips) Reber.
Earl was a member of...
Battaglieri Anthony
May 15, 2021
Anthony Battaglieri, 87, of Pennside, passed away on May 15, 2021, at Berkshire Center.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Antonio and Josephine (Franco) Battaglieri.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1953.
After high school, Anthony was a cameraman for Channel 3, Philadelphia and Channel 12 in Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia. In 1963 Anthony founded WRFY,...
Mary Alice Wertz
May 14, 2021
Mary Alice Wertz,84 of Hamburg, PA, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, May 14,2021.
Mary Alice was the widow of Joseph S Wertz who she married in 1962.
She was born in Reading and was the daughter of Raymond and Anna M (Eisenhour) Zweir.
Mary Alice was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1954. She went on...
Frederick Jere Ireland
May 13, 2021
Frederick Jere Ireland, 84, formerly of West Reading, died May 13, 2021, in the care of Riddle Hospital in Media, PA. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Frederick L. and Martha (Happel) Ireland. He was a 1954 graduate of Central Catholic High School, attended LaSalle University and served in the U.S. Coast Guard for four years.
Jere...
Theresa T. Rogers
May 12, 2021
Theresa T. Rogers, 84, of Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz, passed away May 12, 2021, at Lancaster General Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Ronald C. Rogers.
Born October 15, 1936 in Whitehall (Hokendaqua), PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Krivensky) Tomasic.
Theresa was a 1954 graduate of Whitehall High School and went on to receive...
Luckner Alexis
May 12, 2021
Luckner Alexis
On Wednesday May 12, 2021, a husband, loving father of six and grandfather of nine passed away to go home to his loving heavenly father at the Reading Hospital on May 12, 2021, at the age of 60.
Luckner was born on October 21, 1960, in St. Marc, Haiti to his late father Dieu Enfant Alexis and mother Francilia Louis....
Jane M. Magill
May 11, 2021
Jane M. Magill, 91, entered into eternal rest in the loving presence of family at home on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Jacques Magill, Wyomissing, PA, for 57 years. Jacques was her devoted caregiver in the last years of her life.
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Jane was the daughter of the late Loretta M. and George...
Sylvester George Gerhart
May 11, 2021
Sylvester George Gerhart, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in his Berkshire Heights residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the beloved husband of Kathryn C. (Kramer) Gerhart.
Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Earl S. and Debbie (Dickinson) Gerhart.
Sylvester was a graduate of Reading High School.
He was a member of Bern Reformed United Church...